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GOAL 5: Gender Equality in Japan

Japan: GOAL 5: Gender Equality was 0.75 5 year moving average in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.75 5 year moving average
Change on year
up 12.4%
World rank
11th
of 214 countries
All-time high
0.8 5 year moving average
in 2021
All-time low
0.167 5 year moving average
in 2005
Years of data
20
2004–2023

GOAL 5: Gender Equality in Japan, 2004–2023

0.20.40.60.82004201320232004: 0.25 5 year moving average2005: 0.167 5 year moving average2006: 0.286 5 year moving average2007: 0.286 5 year moving average2008: 0.286 5 year moving average2009: 0.429 5 year moving average2010: 0.429 5 year moving average2011: 0.429 5 year moving average2012: 0.429 5 year moving average2013: 0.375 5 year moving average2014: 0.375 5 year moving average2015: 0.375 5 year moving average2016: 0.375 5 year moving average2017: 0.375 5 year moving average2018: 0.375 5 year moving average2019: 0.429 5 year moving average2020: 0.625 5 year moving average2021: 0.8 5 year moving average2022: 0.667 5 year moving average2023: 0.75 5 year moving average

Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators). Measured in 5 year moving average.

Analysis

The most recent figure for goal 5: gender equality in Japan is 0.75 5 year moving average, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of up 12.4% on the previous year and up 100.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, goal 5: gender equality in Japan peaked at 0.8 5 year moving average in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.167 5 year moving average, in 2005.

Japan ranks 11th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.284 5 year moving average 0.167 5 year moving average 0.429 5 year moving average 6
2010s 0.3966 5 year moving average 0.375 5 year moving average 0.429 5 year moving average 10
2020s 0.7105 5 year moving average 0.625 5 year moving average 0.8 5 year moving average 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is goal 5: gender equality in Japan?
Goal 5: gender equality in Japan was 0.75 5 year moving average in 2023, according to Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators).
What is the highest goal 5: gender equality recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 0.8 5 year moving average in 2021.
What is the lowest goal 5: gender equality recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.167 5 year moving average in 2005.
How does Japan rank for goal 5: gender equality?
Japan ranks 11th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
Is goal 5: gender equality rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Japan data come from?
The figures come from Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as part of GOAL 5: Gender Equality (5 year moving average). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
GOAL 5: Gender Equality (5 year moving average)
Unit
5 year moving average
Source
Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
215 places, 4,300 data points, 2004–2023
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